Return an array stored in cookie

read_deep_cookie.php

// set the cookies as an array
setcookie("cookie_name[one]", "cookie one");
setcookie("cookie_name[two]", "cookie two");
setcookie("cookie_name[three]", "cookie 3");


/**
 * Return an array stored in cookie
 *
 * @author Brian Teachman <[email protected]
 * @license GPLv3
 * 
 * @param  string $cookie_name
 * @return array|false
 **/
function get_deep_cookie($cookie_name) {
    $cookie_array = array();
    if (isset($_COOKIE[$cookie_name])) {
        if (is_array($_COOKIE[$cookie_name])) {
            foreach ($_COOKIE[$cookie_name] as $name => $value) {
                array_push($cookie_array, array(
                    'name' => htmlspecialchars($name), 
                    'value' => htmlspecialchars($value)
                ));
            }
        } else {
            array_push($cookie_array, array(
                'name' => htmlspecialchars($cookie_name), 
                'value' => htmlspecialchars($_COOKIE[$cookie_name])
            ));
        }
    } else {
        return false;
    }
    return $cookie_array;
}